Under the Radar - Softcover

Scalia, Rosalia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1963115147 ISBN 13: 9781963115147

Publisher: Unsolicited Press, 2025

Synopsis

Rosalia Scalia’s UNDER THE RADAR, her second short story collection, offers a poignant look at characters grappling with grief and loss in various forms. Each story reveals the raw emotions—anger, numbness, confusion—that accompany their journeys, as they navigate a world seemingly oblivious to their pain. In the title story, set in the 1970s, we follow Hope and Kenny, a young couple whose plans to marry are shattered when Kenny reveals he’s gay. “All the Small Joys” explores the clash between two sisters debating whether their mother should be buried with a mink stole or one sister’s dog’s ashes. In “Static Electricity,” adult twins must confront the devastating loss of their mother, an art teacher killed in a school shooting. “Butterfly Moments” focuses on Pearl, who grieves the death of her Marine son, killed by friendly fire, while harboring resentment toward his fiancée, who knew parts of his life Pearl never did. Throughout the collection, Scalia masterfully portrays the characters' struggle to find resilience in the face of overwhelming loss.

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About the Author

Rosalia Scalia is the author of two collections, Stumbling Toward Grace (Unsolicited Press 2021) and Under the Radar (Unsolicited Press 2025.) Her fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in Medicine and Meaning, Big Muddy 21, Notre Dame Review, The Oklahoma Review, North Atlantic Review, The Portland Review, and Quercus Review, among many others. She holds an MA in writing from Johns Hopkins University and is a Maryland State Arts Council Independent Artist's Award recipient. She won the Editor's Select award from Willow Review and her short story in Pebble Lake was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She lives with her family in Baltimore, Md with her family.

Edition details

• Publisher: Unsolicited Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1963115147
• ISBN 13: 9781963115147
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 282